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Ghana president tells firms to pump oil 'like there's no tomorrow'

Ghana's President John Mahama attends a panel on the second day of the Africa CEO Forum annual summit in Abidjan on May 13, 2025. [AFP]

Ghana's President John Mahama on Tuesday urged global firms to ramp up crude oil production in the West African nation before the global shift to renewable energy renders the resource worthless.

He warned that Ghana risks seeing its oil resources stuck in the ground if drilling is not fast-tracked while demand still exists.

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